FELA Lawsuit

Repetitive motion disorders can be a troubling injury for many railroad workers. A FELA lawsuit was recently filed by a diesel mechanic and former Norfolk Southern Railway employee after he experienced back and spine injuries as a result of his working conditions.
The man, Denny Cambron, claims that Norfolk Southern Railway violated FELA regulations by failing […]

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Matthew K. Rose, the Chief Executive Officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, was paid $12.6 million last year. According to a statement the railroad company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, this was a three percent raise over Rose’s compensation for 2006. At that rate, Rose’s direct compensation might not even keep up […]

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A Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) suit was filed this week against the Illinois Central Railroad. Gary Neeble, a former employee, has devoted 31 years of work to the railroad and now claims that repeated exposure to loud sounds and high decibel levels has caused his hearing loss. During his time working for the railroad, […]

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A Norfolk Southern Railroad employee was injured on February 13th when two train cars derailed at DeButts Railyard in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mysteriously, the train was not moving according to railroad company representative Susan Terpe. She added that the train was not in a public area.
Terpe said freight products transported through Chattanooga are glass, stone, chemicals, […]

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A conductor employed by CSX Transportation Inc. has filed a lawsuit against his employer, claiming it failed to provide him a safe working environment. Aaron E. Richards, the plaintiff, alleged that he suffered injuries when a goose jumped out at him from under a railcar, causing him to fall. He claims that CSX had known […]

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